Independent or Dependent?
“Roderick appeared nervous.”
independent clause
Identify the sentence structure:
“The mansion stood beside the dark tarn.”
simple sentence
State the number of independent and dependent clauses
“Madeline entered the room.”
One independent clause and zero dependent clauses.
This term refers to an author’s word choice
Diction
“because Roderick appeared nervous”
dependent clause
Identify the sentence structure:
“The wind howled, and the windows shook.”
compound sentence
state the number of independent and dependent clauses
“Madeline entered the room, and Roderick screamed.”
Two independent clauses and zero dependent clauses.
This is the literal or dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
“When the narrator entered the room, Roderick rose from the sofa.”
Dependent: “When the narrator entered the room”
Independent: “Roderick rose from the sofa”
Identify the sentence structure:
“When night fell, the narrator locked the door.”
complex sentence
“After the door opened, Madeline entered the room.”
One independent clause and one dependent clause.
This is the feeling associated with a word.
EX: Positive, Negative, Neutral
connotation
Explain why this group of words is a dependent clause:
“although the mansion remained standing”
It contains a subject and verb, but it does not express a complete thought.
OR it relies on another sentence
Identify the sentence structure:
“Although the narrator was terrified, he remained with Roderick, and he continued reading.”
compound-complex sentence
State the number of independent and dependent clauses
“The narrator fled, because the mansion began to collapse.”
One independent clause and one dependent clause.
Poe writes: “Long—long—long—many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it—yet I dared not…”
The repetition, interruptions, and arrangement of the words are examples of this
syntax
“The narrator was frightened because Roderick had become increasingly unstable.”
Independent: “The narrator was frightened”
Dependent: “because Roderick had become increasingly unstable”
Identify the sentence structure:
“When Madeline appeared in the doorway, Roderick screamed, and the narrator fled from the room.”
compound-complex sentence
State the number of independent and dependent clauses
“When the storm grew louder, the narrator closed the window, but Roderick remained near the door.”
Two independent clauses and one dependent clause.